Security checkpoint

1. A security checkpoint system, comprising: (a) a one-way mirror for concealingly permitting automated collection of data related to a person at a security checkpoint; (b) recording equipment for recording said data, said recording equipment being concealed from the person by said one-way mirror; and (c) a document scanner arranged to scan a document carried by the person, wherein the data recorded by the recording equipment is automatically compared to the data produced by the document scanner, and wherein the security checkpoint is operable to display information on the one-way mirror so that the information is visible to persons present at the security checkpoint.

2. A security checkpoint system according to claim 1 , further comprising an analysis device, wherein the data recorded by the recording equipment is sent to the analysis device for analysis.

3. A security checkpoint system according to claim 2 , further comprising at least one of an alarm device and a visual indication device to indicate a result of the analysis.

4. A security checkpoint system according to claim 2 , wherein the analysis device is configured to analyze the recorded data.

5. A security checkpoint system according to claim 2 , further comprising an exit gate moveable between a closed position and an open position, the exit gate being configured, depending upon a result of the analysis of the recorded data, to move from the closed position to the open position.

6. A security checkpoint system according to claim 1 , further comprising a housing configured to support the one-way mirror and the recording equipment being located in the housing and behind the one-way mirror.

7. A security checkpoint system according to claim 1 , wherein the recording equipment comprises at least one of: a camera, a stereoscopic camera, an audio recorder, a proximity detector, a thermal sensor, a tactile sensor, a vibration sensor, a fingerprint detector, a palm-print detector, a magnetic energy detector, an infrared light source, a visible light source, an ultraviolet light source and a heat source.

8. A security checkpoint system according to claim 1 , wherein the recording equipment comprises at least one of: an ultrasonic transducer, a monochrome charge coupled device array camera, a near infrared radiation source and a pulse oximeter.

9. A security checkpoint system according to claim 1 , further comprising a printer to print a stamp on an identity document.

10. A security checkpoint system according to claim 1 , wherein the one-way mirror is configured to display information visible to at least the person at the security checkpoint.

11. A method of operating a security checkpoint system, the method comprising executing by a processor the steps of: (a) automated collection of data related to a person at a security checkpoint from behind a one-way mirror; (b) recording the data with recording equipment concealed by the one-way mirror; (c) scanning with a document scanner a document carried by the person, and (d) automatically comparing the data recorded by the recording equipment to the data produced by the document scanner, wherein the security checkpoint is operable to display information on the one-way mirror so that the information is visible to persons present at the security checkpoint.

12. A method according to claim 11 , further comprising sending the recorded data to an analysis device for analysis.

13. A method according to claim 12 , further comprising indicating a result of the analysis.

14. A method according to claim 12 , further comprising, depending upon a result of the analysis, opening an exit gate.

15. A method according to claim 12 , wherein the analysis comprises behavioral analysis.

16. A method according to claim 11 , wherein the recorded data is at least one of: an image of a face of a person; a voice recording of the person; an image of a part of the body of the person; a fingerprint of the person; a palm-print of the person; a behavior of the person; and a body temperature of the person.

17. A method according to claim 11 , wherein the recorded data is at least one of: a pulse of the person; the bone density of the person; a gait of the person; and a blood oxygen level of the person.

18. A method according to claim 11 , further comprising displaying information on the one-way mirror is visible to at least the person at the security checkpoint.

19. A security checkpoint system, comprising: a housing located at a security checkpoint; a one-way mirror supported in the housing that is arranged to face a person seeking passage through the security checkpoint; data collectors arranged within the housing and behind the one-way mirror that are configured to collect data related to the person, the data collectors being concealed from the person seeking passage by the one-way mirror; data analyzers for analyzing the collected data for at least one of physical and behavioral characteristics of the person seeking passage; a scanner arranged to read an object from the person seeking passage for analysis, wherein analysis of the scanned object provides identity information related to the person seeking passage, and wherein a part of the one-way mirror is configured as a display viewable by the person seeking passage.

20. The security checkpoint system according to claim 19 , wherein the scanner comprises at least one of a biometric scanner and a value document scanner.